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Still Life with Cantaloupe
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William Mason Brown launched his career as a portrait and landscape painter, but turned to still life subjects during the 1860s, which brought him success and renown. The various objects in this example are rendered in meticulous detail, capturing a range of textures from the soft fuzz of peach skin through the coarse webbing of cantaloupe rind.
| Artist / Maker | William Mason Brown |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1880 |
| Culture / Origin | United States |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 35.5 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.) |
| Department | American Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
William Mason Brown (American, 1828–1898) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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